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Overview1324: a disastrous autumn looms large. As the leaves begin to fall there are those who wish to bring the Kingdom down as well. In Dartmouth, a man is found lying dead in the road. Dismissing his death as a drunken accident, the locals turn their attentions to more worrying matters - piracy. Rumours abound that spies are being sent to the great traitor Roger Mortimer. If this is true, civil war in England is inevitable. The Kingdom's most powerful and ruthless men demand that Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock uncover the truth, and quickly. Fail and they will be executed. Succeed and there will be others ready to silence them forever... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Jecks , Michael Tudor barnesPublisher: Soundings Audio Books Imprint: Soundings Audio Books Edition: Unabridged edition ISBN: 9781845596750ISBN 10: 1845596757 Publication Date: 01 January 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsYear 1324. As England's King and his French wife spar, the cruel and influential Despenser family rule the land.Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, is sent to Dartmouth by Bishop Walter II ostensibly to make sure a Frenchman leaves the country safely. In Dartmouth, Baldwin's old friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, must deal with the body of a man found in a roadwork hole and the mystery of a ship found burning at sea. All members of the crew are missing, save for the body of one man found amid the cargo. The arrival of hard-drinking but capable Coroner Sir Richard de Welles adds fuel to a volatile mix that includes a group of rival shipping merchants; a confessed murderer who is abjuring the realm; three traveling pavers; Pierre de Caen, a French knight and brother-in-law to Pyckard, a dying merchant whose wife was raped and murdered; and Sir Andrew de Limpsfield and his ship's crew, who are in the service of Hugh Despenser and eager to catch Pierre, who they claim is a spy for the French. There'll be more murders, beatings and fierce fights before Baldwin, Simon and Sir Richard are able to make sense of the web of interrelated crimes.Complex and full of the obligatory medieval lore, but more gripping and faster-moving than others in the Knights Templar series (A Friar's Bloodfeud, May 2006, etc.). (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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